TTB’s new Standards of Fill regulations are eagerly anticipated by most of the industry, especially RTD producers. Two TTB representatives, via a NABCA-hosted free webinar, will be available on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. EST. According to NABCA, TTB will address: . Updates to labeling regulations for malt beverage and distilled spirits.. Updates to regulations that govern wine and distilled spirits containers, adding seven new standards of fill for wine and distilled spirits to facilitate domestic and international commerce. Please email maggie.barchine@nabca.org with questions to be forwarded to TTB to address prior to and/or during the presentation. Register here.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the B-21 Wines, Inc., et. al. case makes clear that out-of-state retailers should not be shipping wine directly to N.C. consumers. The court said: “Our analysis of North Carolina’s Retail Wine Importation Bar under the Tennessee Wine framework leads us to conclude that, although the Bar discriminates against interstate commerce, it is nevertheless justified on the legitimate nonprotectionist ground of preserving North Carolina’s three-tier system. We therefore arrive at the same conclusion reached by our colleagues in the Sixth and Eighth Circuits when they faced similar situations. See Lebamoff Enters. Inc. v. Whitmer, 956 F.3d 863, 867 (6th Cir. 2020), cert. denied, 141 S. Ct. 1049 (2021); Sarasota Wine Mkt., LLC v. Schmitt, 987 F.3d 1171, 1175, 1184 (8th Cir. 2021), cert. denied, 142 S. Ct. 335 (2021). At bottom, we rule that North Carolina acted within its constitutional authority — granted by Section 2 of the Twenty-first Amendment — in adopting the Retail Wine Importation Bar and prohibiting out-of-state retailers from shipping wine directly to consumers.” 

Proud to announce our Principal Attorney, Ryan Malkin and his recognition as being a ranked lawyer, in the Nationwide Food & Beverages: Alcohol Legal Rankings, one of the best and most prestigious awards by Chambers and Partners. As an independent research company, Chambers ranks top lawyers worldwide, operating across 200 jurisdictions delivering detailed rankings and insight into the world’s leading lawyers. Congrats, Ryan on your achievement!